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| Alakol Biosphere Reserve | |
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 The Alakol-Sasykkol lake system in 2003 | |
  Location of the reserve in eastern Kazakhstan | |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates | 46°10′59.880″N 81°46′0.120″E / 46.18330000°N 81.76670000°E |
| Area | 193,089 hectares (745.52 sq mi) |
| Established | 2013 |
| Official name | Alakol-Sasykkol Lakes System |
| Designated | 25 November 2009 |
| Reference no. | 1892[1] |
The Alakol Biosphere Reserve (established 2013) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in Kazakhstan, within the desert zone of Eurasia in the central part of the Alakol inter-mountain depression. The 193,089 hectares (745.52 sq mi) reserve lies on the Central Asian–Indian bird migration route.[2] The wetlands of the reserve are of global significance as a habitat and as a nesting site for water birds.[3]
The Alakol State Nature Reserve manages the area.[3]
- ^ "Alakol-Sasykkol Lakes System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "CENTRAL ASIAN FLYWAY ACTION PLAN FOR THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory: Alakol". Retrieved 31 May 2016.